Publications

According to the World Summit on the Information Society, Internet Governance seeks the development and application of principles, norms, rules and decision-making procedures and programmes that shape the use and the evolution of the Internet. Therefore, as a way of representing all of the Internet users, a multi-stakeholder approach in the process is pursued. Because…

I would like to stress that this text is not a publication that commends the advancement of women’s empowerment policies. Exemplifying the existence of female leadership in the technology market by Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer and Facebook’s COO Sheryl Sandberg being women is making a methodological mistake as these personalities are exceptional cases, not the rule. I intend to…

On February 28 the Github site was the target of one of the biggest DDOS (denial of service) attacks in history. The attack used a memcached, distributed system vulnerability used to speed up dynamic database-using sites, this service basically has the function of creating a cache of data in RAM to reduce the number…

The title of this article may give the impression that the author incurred in a tautology. “If it is my personal data, it’s obvious that I am its owner!” That’s what you may be thinking. However, that’s not the case here. The meaning of owner (“dono” in portuguese) is commonly tied to the idea of…

Jurisdiction is a concept that relates to the power of every State to regulate and affect people, goods and facts under its influence being a corollary of the international principles of sovereignty, equality and non-interference in internal affairs. In this sense, jurisdiction derives from the international principles of sovereignty, equality and non-interference in internal affairs.…

Today is the Safer Internet Day and the Institute for Research on Internet and Society has developed some tips for safe navigation and online protection. With more and more people connected, the need to discuss and create mechanisms to promote citizenship online is essential. Here are some simple tips for safer browsing. General Tips for…

The Internet is an essential invention that has undoubtedly changed the world in more ways than we can imagine. Not all of these changes, unfortunately, are positive. We can connect faster to other people, find content easier and transfer various information very fast but care is needed for the safety of the user, because these communication advantages…

Most likely, you may have noticed that while browsing a social network like Facebook, Instagram, among others, there are several sponsored ads throughout your feed. You may have also noticed that often advertised products are just items that you had searched online for shortly before accessing the social network. It may even seem like magic:…

One of the concerns often raised when studying the establishment of an international technical-scientific-economic order today is the possibility of creating new forms of domination, through information and communication technologies (ICTs). These disputes over economic and technological dominance would be even more prevalent in cutting edge areas, such as the internet of things – IoT…

An Action in the Supreme Federal Court discusses international cooperation in cases involving the Internet and the obtation of communications content from users abroad On November 28, 2017, the Brazilian Supreme Federal Court (STF) received the Declaratory Action of Constitutionality No. 51. In this action, the Federation of Associations of Brazilian Information Technology Companies, Assespro, aims,…